Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers is sacked by Cleveland's Chris Owens, right, and Paul Kruger during the second half of Sunday's game.

Written by

Kurt Snyder
CentralOhio.com

The Browns game essentially was decided before those of us in Central Ohio had seen a play. The NFL decided people in the Columbus market needed to see the end of the Patriots and Jets, and the Packers already were ahead 7-0 by the time we joined the action.

We again could have turned off the TV after a 14-0 first quarter, a 17-3 halftime margin and certainly a 24-6 fourth-quarter deficit. Instead, the Browns pull us back. We kept thinking, or hoping, that just maybe Cleveland would pull a rabbit out of its hat. ...